Establishment profile
CARGILL, INCORPORATED
3201 NEEDMORE ROAD, DAYTON, OH, 45414
Operated by Cargill Inc · 1 of 649 establishments
311221 — Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing
EIN 410177680
Summary
CARGILL, INCORPORATED has accumulated 47 OSHA violations across 21 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $10,561 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 42 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CARGILL, INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
43% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $10,561 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | May 1974 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $250 | May 1974 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1974 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1974 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0068 B09 I | 1 | 1 | $800 | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0068 B08 I | 1 | 1 | $800 | Oct 1976 | Oct 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $611 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040004 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 D12 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 I05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 B06 VI | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 D03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 F03 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1975 | Oct 1975 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3112 within OH. Peer group: 42 employers. This establishment has 47 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 259 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2024 – Sep 2024
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 20, 2024 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CARGILL, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARGILL, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for Cargill Inc, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Cargill Inc locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 10 cases · 10 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-219766 | Unfair labor practice | May 2018 | May 2019 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-216596 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2018 | May 2018 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-095115 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2012 | Feb 2013 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-094033 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 09-CA-088339 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2012 | Feb 2013 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 08-CA-084297 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2012 | Apr 2013 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 09-CA-082319 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2012 | Feb 2013 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 08-CA-073749 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-037619 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 09-CA-043187 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2006 | Dec 2006 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CARGILL, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CARGILL, INC 3201 NEEDMORE ROAD · DAYTON, OH, 45414 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 11 | 3 | 0 | — | Sep 2024 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2002-02-19. Most recent: 2002-02-19. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $1,051,779 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Cargill Inc. Cargill, Inc. | Feb 2002 | plea | Environmental | Missouri - Eastern | $1,051,779 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-28 | Complaint | 1 | — | $611 | |
| 2024-01-22 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-04-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-10-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-10-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-04-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-04-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-04-19 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 2004-11-08 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-07-17 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 1997-01-06 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 1981-07-16 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-05-25 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-10-08 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $1,600 | |
| 1976-08-11 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-04-07 | Follow-up | 3 | 1 | $100 | |
| 1975-10-01 | Planned | 21 | — | $250 | |
| 1975-01-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-12-26 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-04-23 | Complaint | 15 | — | $0 | |
| 1972-12-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CARGILL, INCORPORATED is one of 649 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cargill Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cargill Inc across all 649 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cargill Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSOTTUMWA, IA — 4 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONNEBRASKA CITY, NE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL SALTNEWARK, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL INC.EDDYVILLE, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSBEARDSTOWN, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONSCHUYLER, NE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INC.BYERS, CO — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL CORN MILLINGEDDYVILLE, IA — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INC.WICHITA, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSDODGE CITY, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Cargill Inc locationsParent rollup
- Wet Corn Milling and Starch ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Wet Corn Milling in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARGILL, INCORPORATED from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Cargill Inc, which operates 649 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CARGILL, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- CARGILL, INCORPORATED has 21 OSHA inspections on record with 47 violations and $10,561.1 in total penalties.
- How does CARGILL, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- CARGILL, INCORPORATED operates in the wet corn milling and starch manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. CARGILL, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 1.26 compared to an industry average of 1.1.